Specifications

Cisco ONS 15530 Planning Guide

OL-7708-01

Preface

This preface describes the purpose, intended audience, organization, and conventions for the

Cisco ONS 15530 Planning Guide.

The information contained in this document pertains to the entire range of hardware components and

software features supported on the Cisco ONS 15530 platform. As new hardware and Cisco IOS

software releases are made available for the Cisco ONS 15530 platform, verification of compatibility

becomes extremely important. To ensure that your hardware is supported by your release of Cisco IOS

software, see the “New and Changed Information” section in the Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide

for your software release. Also refer to the “Hardware Supported” section and “Feature Set” section of

the latest release notes for the Cisco ONS 15530.

Purpose

This guide serves as a planning tool for implementing DWDM transport networks using the

Cisco ONS 15530 Optical Aggregation and Transport platform. This guide addresses important

considerations and provides guidelines for planning an optical network. These include an understanding

of the Cisco ONS 15530 basic system design, supported topologies and protection schemes, engineering

rules and restrictions, and optical power budget calculations. Typical example networks are described,

along with their associated chassis configurations.

Audience

This guide is intended for system designers, engineers, and others responsible for designing networks

based on DWDM transport using the Cisco ONS 15530.

Note The design guidelines in this document are based on the best currently available knowledge about the

functionality and operation of the Cisco ONS 15530. The information in this document is subject to

change without notice.